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You want a deduction for what? World’s strangest tax laws.

Apr 6, 2010

Chinese taxes on mooncake pastries, Ireland’s exemption for artists, Sweden’s crackdown on webcam strippers, and an attempted U.S. deduction for professional training in witchcraft….a wonderful laugh.    Approaching tax day, we need a light-hearted moment or two, and...

The glass half full & bubbling

Nov 22, 2009

Long ago I realized folks saw the world through their own world-view – the glass was half-full, half-empty, half-full and bubbling with opportunity, or half-empty and poisoned. I believe there is little hope of changing these contexts after, say, the age of six. Once...

A moving portrait of the spirit of the American entrepreneur

Oct 19, 2009

The real creators of the National Parks are the entrepreneurs who followed their passions about protecting these wilderness places… millionaires, politicians and wandering students, the prominent and the unknown, those out for commercial gain and those dedicated to...

Always On, Always On

May 15, 2009

Some of us are still adjusting to all our new gadgets, and we must maintain our sense of humor as we create the manners of the new communication. Now that we have 24/7 access to communication, the technology is not only always on, we are also always on…on call for...